In rural areas, there are many wild flowers and fruits, which people do not know their uses and only consider them as weeds. However, in the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine, they are precious treasures for treating diseases and maintaining health. Take the "Suan Teng Mu" that we are going to talk about now as an example, let me list the uses of Suan Teng Mu according to traditional Chinese medicine!
Suan Teng Mu
Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis of the Medicinal Effects of Suan Teng Mu
"Suan Teng Mu" is also known as Bai Bei Suan Teng, Pao Zi Teng, Tou Di Long, Tong Tian Ba, Ji Mu Suan, Hai Di Long, Ru Di Long, and Suan Cu Mu in different regions. It is mainly distributed in Jiangxi, Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Yunnan, and other places.
Suan Teng Mu is a climbing shrub, 1-3 meters in length, and it grows in grass, shrubs, or forests. Its leaves are curled and have a sour taste, which can generate body fluids and quench thirst.
Sometimes when farmers go to work in the mountains without water, they will temporarily chew the leaves of Suan Teng Mu, which have a sour taste and can relieve thirst. Its branches are cylindrical and mostly purple-brown in color.
Morphological Characteristics of Suan Teng Mu
Suan Teng Mu generally blooms from December to March and bears fruit from April to June.
I still remember when I was a child, every year at this time, we would go to the mountains to pick Suan Teng Mu fruit, which is its fruit. The ripe fruit is red and tastes sour, making it a delicious wild fruit. We eat it less now, but thinking about it still makes our mouths water.
The immature Suan Teng Mu fruit is green. When I was a child, I often used it as a bullet, putting it in a bamboo tube and comparing who had the farthest range. It was a powerful toy.
Detailed Explanation of the Uses of Suan Teng Mu in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Suan Teng Mu
The most useful part of Suan Teng Mu is its roots and leaves.
(1) According to the "Nanning Pharmacopoeia," Suan Teng Mu has the effects of killing insects, reducing swelling, and aiding digestion.
(2) It is used externally to treat bruises, sores, and ulcers. It is taken internally to treat internal and external hemorrhoids, sore throat, and foot pain.
(3) Boiling Suan Teng Mu in water and drinking it can treat sore throat, bleeding gums, heat detoxification, and blood stasis.
(4) Applying crushed Suan Teng Mu leaves externally can treat itchy skin, swollen and painful hemorrhoids, and injuries from falling or hitting.
Storage Method for Suan Teng Mu
In rural areas, when farmers encounter Suan Teng Mu, they dig it up with its roots, wash it, slice it, dry it in the sun, and store it in bags in a dry place.
